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29 Jul 2022 | Arctic Animals

What Colour is a Polar Bear’s Fur?

When we think of the snowy Arctic, we envision the mighty polar bear marching across their domain. This iconic white bear is called “wapusk” in the Cree language and “nanook” in Inuktitut. The polar bear doesn’t have white fur and their skin is actually quite dark, so, why do we think of it as the […]

25 May 2022 | Arctic Animals

Detecting Polar Bear “Fingerprints”

Polar bears are more than an icon of the wild northern frontier, they are an important way to track the effect of a changing climate on the Arctic. These animals underwent a remarkable transformation in their genetic traits to match their extreme environment and to excel in it. All of these evolutionary traits took a […]

16 Jun 2021 | Arctic Animals

Polar Bears Are Mostly Canadian

Most people know that polar bears are the largest bear species and the largest land carnivore, but did you know that the majority of the world’s polar bears reside in Canada. This top predator is famous for the amount of territory they cover during the winter when the sea-ice creates an endless platform. But when […]